Minnie Mouse and Sponge Bob Rental Costumes Go Missing: Homewood Police Blotter

SUNDAY, APRIL 15

Counterfeit Bills

Marquez Montgomery, 22, of the 1100 block of 100th Place in Chicago was charged with deceptive practice. Police said Montgomery was caught on surveillance using a counterfeit $20 bill to purchase a bottle of Hennessy Cognac from a liquor store in the 18200 block of Halsted Street around 6:45 p.m. He was arrested in a nearby parking lot with another counterfeit $20 bill in his pocket, according to the report.

Officers found a small bag of marijuana in the pocket of a man Montgomery was with at the time.

Police are also looking for a woman who passed off a counterfeit $20 bill at a café in the 17800 block of Halsted Street around 6:30 p.m. and got away with a drink and $16.50 cash.

Stolen Car Crash

A man crashed a stolen car into two trees in the 18000 block of Park Avenue around 1 a.m. and got away on foot, police said. Homewood officers began tailing a silver Mercury Cougar when a call for assistance came in from Country Club Hills police, but the car refused to stop and eventually spun out, striking several trees. No other information was released about a possible suspect.

FRIDAY, APRIL 13

Warrant Arrest

Ronald M. Grayer, 26, of the 18900 block of Hamlin Avenue in Flossmoor, was arrested around 5:20 p.m. in Homewood on two driving with a suspended license warrants—one out of  and one out of Country Club Hills. His bail was set at $5,000.

THURSDAY, APRIL 12

Identity Theft

Four fraudulent debit card charges totaling $22,479 were reported by a Homewood woman. She told police that the day before she got a call from her bank about suspicious electronics purchases over the Internet.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11

Missing Cartoon Costumes

The owner of a former magic shop in the 18700 block of Dixie Highway told police that a customer never returned the Minnie Mouse and Sponge Bob Square Pants costumes she rented for $214 on Feb 13. According to the report, the owner made two attempts to charge a card on file for $1,200, the full cost of the costumes. Police said they left the woman a voice message looking to resolve the matter without charges.

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